How Florida is building "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades swamps
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield is just days away from being operational, according to Florida officials.
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An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield is just days away from being operational, according to Florida officials.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says new immigration detention centers in Florida will be largely funded by FEMA's shelter and services program.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the proposed facility poses a threat to the water supply, regional economy and public asset value.
Many are rejecting the idea, citing environmental concerns — including Executive Director of Friends of the Everglades, Eve Samples.
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The Florida Attorney General asked justices to put on hold a judge's decision blocking law enforcement from enforcing Florida's strict new immigration law.
Florida gas prices jumped 16 cents over the past week, with AAA linking the spike to rising oil costs amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
Florida gas prices jumped 16 cents over the past week, with AAA linking the spike to rising oil costs amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
A 29-year-old Colorado man died after being struck by lightning on a Florida beach during his honeymoon, officials said.
Gov. DeSantis signed a bill easing Florida's post-Surfside condo safety laws by extending deadlines and offering financial flexibility to associations facing rising costs.
Rep. Carlos Gimenez visited Miami's Krome ICE facility after disputing abuse claims at another detention center in Downtown Miami.
From lawmakers to law enforcement and throughout the political spectrum, Floridians have reacted to the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites.
Three people were hospitalized, one critically, after lightning struck New Smyrna Beach even though the storm appeared far away.
U.S. oil futures are surging amid the ongoing conflict, with experts warning prices could rise further if Iran closes the vital Strait of Hormuz.
The Florida Panthers celebrated their back-to-back wins of the Stanley Cup with a parade and celebration rally on Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Officials haven't shared the projected cost of the project but say it could be operational within thirty to sixty days after construction.
Officials haven't shared the projected cost of the project but say it could be operational within thirty to sixty days after construction.
The Florida Panthers parade is expected to cost more than $2 million.
Boca Juniors plays two of its three group-stage games of the Club World Cup in South Florida, and the Argentinian club's traveling fans have made their presence known.
The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective have sued the University of Miami, saying it knowingly induced one of the Badgers' football players to abandon a lucrative name, image and likeness contract to play for the Florida school this fall.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a firefighter who retired early because of Parkinson's disease and alleged the city of Sanford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by limiting a health-insurance subsidy.
Gov. DeSantis was at Tampa International Airport early Friday morning to greet passengers on two charter flights.
With no flights in or out of Israel right now, leaving is a challenge.
A 12-year-old girl was airlifted to receive medical attention after sustaining a shark bite in waters off South Carolina's Hilton Head Island.
Florida's public universities can free up $22.5 million a year to compensate student-athletes.
Florida State kicker Conor McAneney remains jailed following his arrest on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records.
"This idea that unless you're an axe murderer you should be able to stay, that is not consistent with our laws, and it's also not good policy," DeSantis said at an event in Bradenton.
Authorities say the four suspects had previously been deported from the U.S.
Royer Perez-Jimenez was arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office in January, according to ICE.
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Florida State kicker Conor McAneney remains jailed following his arrest on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records.
"This idea that unless you're an axe murderer you should be able to stay, that is not consistent with our laws, and it's also not good policy," DeSantis said at an event in Bradenton.
Authorities say the four suspects had previously been deported from the U.S.
Royer Perez-Jimenez was arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office in January, according to ICE.
Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. has struck more than 7,000 targets across Iran since the war began.
Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer testified to the House Oversight Committee that he "had no knowledge whatsoever" of his client's crimes.
A group of House Democrats walked out of a closed-door briefing with Attorney General Pam Bondi on the Jeffrey Epstein probe late Wednesday, as tensions over the DOJ's handling of the Epstein case continue to simmer.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Law enforcement sources told CBS News that additional images were obtained from surveillance cameras installed at Guthrie's Tucson home, but they showed nothing suspicious.
The Kennedy Center's board of directors has voted to shut down operations for two years following this summer's July 4 celebrations.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.
As Kumail Nanjiani took the stage to announce the winner for Best Live-Action Short at the 98th annual Academy Awards, the actor exclaimed: "And the Oscar goes to ... it's a tie."
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